All Images – General Mission Work

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Images with the accession 1993.049 are part of the From Mission to Partnership Photograph collection.

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A group of people are standing on the street next to a row of buildings with totem poles lining the street.

[Kwakwaka'wakw totems, Alert Bay]

Alert Bay, [19--]

First Nation: Kwakwaka'wakw

W.W. Wrathall, photographer, Hazelton, B.C.

UCCA, 1993.049P/668
A totem pole is shown in front of a wooden building.

Totem pole, Alert Bay, B.C.

Alert Bay, [19--]

First Nation: Kwakwaka'wakw

UCCA, 1993.049P/669
Two totem poles are shown in front of wooden building.

Chief's totems on north B.C. coast

Alert Bay, [19--]

First Nation: Kwakwaka'wakw

Rev. W.H. Gibson

UCCA, 1993.049P/670
Two people are standing near two totem poles in front of wooden building.

Totem poles, Alert Bay, B.C.

Alert Bay, [19--]

First Nation: Kwakwaka'wakw

Photographer: McRae Bros.

UCCA, 1993.049P/671
Totem poles are lined along street with wooden building behind them.

[Totem Poles, Alert Bay]

Alert Bay, [19--]

First Nation: Kwakwaka'wakw

Photographer: Mr. McRae

UCCA, 1993.049P/672
Group of people are standing at the entrance of a house with an animal painted on the side. The animal's mouth is the door of the house.

[Kwakwaka'wakw Chief's house at Alert Bay]

Alert Bay, [19--?]

First Nation: Kwakwaka'wakw

UCCA, 1993.049P/673
Burial grounds is shown with wooden sculptures around it, including one of a three headed snake.

Alert Bay burying grounds : emblem of Sis-u-t'l or three headed snake

Alert Bay, [19--?]

First Nation: Kwakwaka'wakw

UCCA, 1993.049P674aN
Burial grounds is shown with wooden sculptures around it, including one of a three headed snake.

Alert Bay burying grounds : emblem of Sis-u-t'l or three headed snake

Alert Bay, [19--?]

First Nation: Kwakwaka'wakw

emblem of Sis-u-t'l or three headed snake

UCCA, 1993.049P/674bN
Two totem poles are shown in shadow with the water behind them.

[Totem poles looking out over the bay, Alert Bay]

Alert Bay, [19--]

First Nation: Kwakwaka'wakw

UCCA, 1993.049P/675
View of the village from the water, showing building lined along the shore and three boats in the water.

[Alert Bay : a view of the Kwakwaka'wakw village from the water]

Alert Bay, [ca. 1913]

First Nation: Kwakwaka'wakw

UCCA, 1993.049P/676
Cemetery with wooden scultpures is shown from behind a wired fence.

[Kwakwaka'wakw cemetery, Alert Bay, B.C.]

Alert Bay, [19--]

First Nation: Kwakwaka'wakw

UCCA, 1993.049P/677
Coloured image of totem pole in front of house with wings painted on front. Laundry is hanging in front of house next to it.

[Totem pole attached to house at Kwakwaka'wakw village, Alert Bay, B.C.]

Alert Bay, [19--]

First Nation: Kwakwaka'wakw

UCCA, 1993.049P/678S
A group of people, many wearing long dresses, are standing in a yard in the forefront with cannery buildings behind them. Many workers are standing outside.

Cannery at River's Inlet, B.C.

Rivers Inlet, [19--]

First Nation: Wuikinuxv

UCCA, 1993.049P/680S
Buildings line the shore at the village of Alert Bay. Boats are on the beach and in the water.

[Kwakwaka'wakw village, Alert Bay]

Alert Bay, [18--?]

First Nation: Kwakwaka'wakw

UCCA, 1993.049P/681
Church is next to a two story wooden house. Trees are behind the buildings.

Mission house and church at Skidegate, Haida Gwaii

Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, 1926

First Nation: Haida

Photographer: R.C. Scott, Grand Falls

UCCA, 1993.049P/682
Wooden church is next to a two storey house. Trees are behind the building.

Methodist church and mission house, Skidegate

Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, [19--?]

First Nation: Haida

UCCA, 1993.049P/683
View of Greenville from water, showing buldings along the shore.

[Greenville (Laxgalts'ap), Naas River]

Greenville, [18--]

First Nation: Nisga'a

Photographer: Rev. T. Crosby

UCCA, 1993.049P/687
View of Port Simpson from water with the wharf to the left of the image. Buildings line the shore including a church.

[Port Simpson, B.C. (Lax Kw'alaams) : Methodist Mission at centre]

Port Simpson, [19--?]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

UCCA, 1993.049P/688
View of community, showing church, is taken from above. Water and mountains are shown in the distance.

[Methodist Mission at Kitkatla, near Metlakatla, B.C.]

Kitkatla, [19--]

First Nation: Tsimshian

UCCA, 1993.049P/689
Two storey wooden hospital building is shown from road. Cars are parked on the road.

Old W.M.S. hospital, Burns Lake, B.C.

Kitamaat, [190-]

First Nation: Haisla

UCCA, 1993.049P/691